Match Report
The table read 4th (Coastal Spirit, 34 pts) against 7th (Christchurch United, 20 pts), 14 points apart. On recent form Coastal Spirit sat only 8th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Per game in the league, Coastal Spirit were scoring 2.5 and conceding 2, Christchurch United 1.33 and 1.44, against a competition average of 1.84 goals per team per game.
9 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Coastal Spirit 5, draws 2, Christchurch United 2, at 2.11 goals per meeting. Only 22% of these meetings ended in a home win. Historically tight: 33% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Coastal Spirit: Khalil Vanderpool-Nurse (14'), 1 goal with no recorded scorer · Christchurch United: Oliver Grosso (39')
Key stats
Possession: Coastal Spirit 44% · Christchurch United 56% · Total shots: 6-3 · On target: 2-1 · Corners: 10-2




